Budget-friendly Digital Nomad Cities in January
BUDGET-FRIENDLY DIGITAL NOMAD CITIES IN JANUARY
Find Budget-friendly digital nomad destinations in January, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
DESTINATIONS
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #81 |
🇳🇬 Lagos
Nigeria
|
76.8 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 6.0 rain |
$2,208 | 0 | City → |
| #82 |
🇸🇻 La Libertad
El Salvador
|
76.8 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 2.7 rain |
$2,600 | 0 | City → |
| #83 |
🇨🇫 Bangui
Central African Republic
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 27.0°C 1.0 rain |
$2,669 | 0 | City → |
| #84 |
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 3.9 rain |
$2,301 | 0 | City → |
| #85 |
🇺🇬 Kasese
Uganda
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 24.7°C 2.5 rain |
$1,083 | 0 | City → |
| #86 |
🇲🇷 Rosso
Mauritania
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 24.6°C 0.4 rain |
$550 | 0 | City → |
| #87 |
🇦🇺 Adelaide
Australia
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.2°C 4.3 rain |
$4,561 | 0 | City → |
| #88 |
🇪🇹 Hawassa
Ethiopia
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 19.8°C 1.0 rain |
$247 | 0 | City → |
| #89 |
🇸🇻 Santa Ana
El Salvador
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 24.7°C 2.5 rain |
$1,560 | 0 | City → |
| #90 |
🇬🇼 Gabu
Guinea-Bissau
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 26.2°C 0.0 rain |
$1,501 | 0 | City → |
| #91 |
🇱🇦 Pakse
Laos
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C 1.0 rain |
$1,671 | 0 | City → |
| #92 |
🇨🇻 Mindelo
Cape Verde
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 22.7°C 1.0 rain |
$2,046 | 0 | City → |
| #93 |
🇪🇬 Hurghada
Egypt
|
76.7 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 0.6 rain |
$1,374 | 0 | City → |
| #94 |
🇹🇭 Phetchaburi
Thailand
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 1.9 rain |
$1,471 | 0 | City → |
| #95 |
🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh
Egypt
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.6°C 0.2 rain |
$1,556 | 0 | City → |
| #96 |
🇳🇪 Agadez
Niger
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 21.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,064 | 0 | City → |
| #97 |
🇸🇳 Palmarin
Senegal
|
76.6 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$1,909 | 0 | City → |
| #98 |
🇬🇼 Cacheu
Guinea-Bissau
|
76.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,460 | 0 | City → |
| #99 |
🇲🇲 Ngapali Beach
Myanmar
|
76.6 | Dry comfort window | 22.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,996 | 0 | City → |
| #100 |
🇲🇲 Bagan
Myanmar
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.2°C 0.2 rain |
$1,370 | 0 | City → |
| #101 |
🇳🇬 Kano
Nigeria
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 0.0 rain |
$621 | 0 | City → |
| #102 |
🇬🇳 Labé
Guinea
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,483 | 0 | City → |
| #103 |
🇶🇦 Doha
Qatar
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.4°C 2.9 rain |
$2,926 | 0 | City → |
| #104 |
🇸🇻 San Miguel
El Salvador
|
76.5 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 0.4 rain |
$1,450 | 0 | City → |
| #105 |
🇦🇷 Cordoba
Argentina
|
76.5 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 11.8 rain |
$1,532 | 0 | City → |
| #106 |
🇧🇯 Natitingou
Benin
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.6°C 0.0 rain |
$1,360 | 0 | City → |
| #107 |
🇧🇫 Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$2,158 | 0 | City → |
| #108 |
🇻🇪 Valencia
Venezuela
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 1.4 rain |
$44 | 0 | City → |
| #109 |
🇳🇮 León
Nicaragua
|
76.4 | Hot season | 28.4°C 2.9 rain |
$1,802 | 0 | City → |
| #110 |
🇰🇭 Banlung
Cambodia
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.2°C 2.1 rain |
$552 | 0 | City → |
| #111 |
🇮🇳 Vagator
India
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 1.9 rain |
$1,807 | 0 | City → |
| #112 |
🇸🇳 Mbour
Senegal
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.0 rain |
$2,082 | 0 | City → |
| #113 |
🇹🇭 Ayutthaya
Thailand
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 0.8 rain |
$1,380 | 0 | City → |
| #114 |
🇸🇳 Ziguinchor
Senegal
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 0.0 rain |
$1,841 | 0 | City → |
| #115 |
🇺🇬 Fort Portal
Uganda
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.8°C 2.7 rain |
$1,361 | 0 | City → |
| #116 |
🇸🇩 Dongola
Sudan
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 0.0 rain |
$2,577 | 0 | City → |
| #117 |
🇱🇦 Luang Prabang
Laos
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 20.7°C 3.9 rain |
$1,713 | 0 | City → |
| #118 |
🇹🇭 Lampang
Thailand
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.1 rain |
$1,022 | 0 | City → |
| #119 |
🇧🇫 Bobo-Dioulasso
Burkina Faso
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 26.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,659 | 0 | City → |
| #120 |
🇸🇳 Toubab Dialaw
Senegal
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 24.7°C 0.6 rain |
$1,530 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇳🇪 Dosso
Niger
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 24.6°C 0.0 rain |
$599 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇨🇫 Mbaïki
Central African Republic
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.2 rain |
$1,846 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇳🇪 Tahoua
Niger
|
79.3 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.0 rain |
$810 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
55.9 | Cold season | -6.5°C 2.5 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
46.3 | Cold season | 7.1°C 15.5 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Port Lockroy
Antarctica
|
43.8 | Rainy season | 0.4°C 17.6 rain |
$7,300 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
42.8 | Rainy season | 1.2°C 19.9 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇬🇸 Grytviken
South Georgia
|
42.3 | Rainy season | 4.7°C 23.2 rain |
$2,985 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
85.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 1.7 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
83.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 2.1 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
82.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 1.2 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇮🇳 Mysore
India
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.3 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
|
81.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 3.5 rain |
$2,041 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.5°C 1.2 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Fuerteventura
Spain
|
75.3 | Shoulder season | 16.2°C 1.7 rain |
$3,501 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇸 Alicante
Spain
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 2.3 rain |
$3,570 | 2 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇸 Playa del Ingles
Spain
|
72.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.6°C 2.9 rain |
$2,952 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇸 Maspalomas
Spain
|
72.4 | Dry comfort window | 18.7°C 2.7 rain |
$3,794 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇽 Mazatlán
Mexico
|
81.9 | Dry comfort window | 19.8°C 0.6 rain |
$2,744 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇻 El Zonte
El Salvador
|
81.7 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 1.9 rain |
$2,335 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
80.8 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C 1.0 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 1.0 rain |
$2,368 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇸🇻 Sonsonate
El Salvador
|
80.5 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 2.5 rain |
$1,550 | 0 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Perth
Australia
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.1°C 0.0 rain |
$5,096 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Melbourne
Australia
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 7.9 rain |
$5,328 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Adelaide
Australia
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.2°C 4.3 rain |
$4,561 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
|
76.1 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 0.4 rain |
$4,226 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Fremantle
Australia
|
76.0 | Dry comfort window | 24.5°C 0.6 rain |
$3,948 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
81.9 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 7.9 rain |
$1,746 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 1.2 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇺🇾 Montevideo
Uruguay
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 7.7 rain |
$3,023 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇷 Mendoza
Argentina
|
77.5 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 5.4 rain |
$1,432 | 0 | City → |
EVENTS IN JANUARY
| Event | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Jan 1 | View → |
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Jan 15 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Jan 22 | View → |
| The Sunday afternoon Socialise conversation at the Fire...... | 🇨🇭 Zurich | Jan 24 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Jan 29 | View → |